When I worked at the Great Northern Way Campus, there existed an unwritten but very official decree: under no circumstances was anyone to allow me to have any Red Bull. So… yeah, we’ll see how that goes tonight.
Posts Categorized: Catherine
Blogathon 2009: What kind of site do you think this is, anyway?
So I was checking out my Google Analytics stats just now to gauge the impact Blogathon is having upon my site traffic. Answer: lots. Obviously. However, I couldn’t help but notice a number of interesting searches by which people are coming here. Okay, that’s different. Other bewildering search terms people used to arrive here include: […]
Blogathon 2009: In which The Weather stymies Catherine’s plans
So I deliberately brought my bike to Workspace this morning, knowing that if I was lagging this evening, I could go for a nice endorphin-boosting ride up and down Waterfront Road, across the tracks from Gastown. I really can’t say that I was expecting a massive thunderstorm instead. In retrospect, I wish I’d taken the […]
Blogathon 2009: I’m only happy when it rains.
Unexpectedly, it seems that the lower mainland is getting a bit of rain today! “Chance of cloud” in Vancouver turned into thundershowers in the Fraser Valley. There’s already been a couple lightning strikes in the PoCo area, by the sound of the thunder. I love how a thunderstrike brings up multiple “Wow, lightning! Did you […]
Blogathon 2009: Mid-day pledge updates
I’m happy to report that despite my late entry and current sleep deprivation, the current pledges for the Canadian Cancer Society are up to $118 from two donors. So thanks, you guys. I’ll be posting on your requested subjects shortly! (Remember, donations to the Canadian Cancer Society buy you a post on the topic of your […]
Blogathon 2009: In which Catherine is now a cyclist for some reason
So I’ve mentioned this here a few times, but haven’t gone into huge amounts of detail: I have a bicycle again! It’s a Kuwahara-built Apollo road bike, with a 62cm frame with double-butted Tange 900 chromoly steel tubes. From 1984, if the serial number is accurate at all. I bought the frame separately, though it […]
Blogathon 2009: Refueling
Ahh, delicious, delicious food. Courteously donated by Dairy Queen, as it happens. They just delivered it so we’re currently all chowing down. A few people here raised the point earlier that 6am-6am is a pretty difficult schedule to keep, and I definitely agree with that. I usually like to eat lunch 3–4 hours after waking […]
Blogathon 2009: Brewery Creek & Tea Swamp
So when I’m not trying to rattle off 50 blog posts a day from Gastown, I live at the bottom of two hills on an avenue I will describe for hipster-credibility purposes as “just off Main Street.” I’m cool now, right guys? My house is situated directly on top of Tea Swamp, an offshoot of Brewery […]
Blogathon 2009: In Which Catherine Arrives At Workspace.
So I just swept in the door here at Workspace, Blogathon supplies and giant bike in hand, my blog post already late… I wasn’t sure what to expect, but 10 people sitting intently, more silent than a library? Yeah, that wasn’t it. Naturally, I would have had to have opted for the extra loud-and-obnoxious zippers […]
Blogathon 2009 Agenda
So yeah, judging from my Twitter feed, it seems like a lot of Blogathonners have already come up with some good outlines for posts. Mmm, interesting choice. I, on the other hand, am pretty much winging this. Bad. Ass. So what’s on the docket for today? I’m planning on sharing some recent WordPress discoveries, complaining about everything […]